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Claude Opus 5 vs Gemini 3.1 Pro

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, task quality, and projected cost at higher scale.

Pricing

Side-by-side pricing

Claude Opus 5

Flagship

Gemini 3.1 Pro

Mid-tier
Input $/MTok
$5.00
$2.00
Output $/MTok
$25.00
$12.00
Cache discount
90% off
90% off
Context
1M
1.0M

Quality

Task confidence comparison

Confidence score from zero to one hundred by task type, where higher is better.
Code Generation
72
vs
57
Code Review
0
vs
84
Summarization
65
vs
80
Q&A
0
vs
87
Extraction
73
vs
75
Reasoning
91
vs
84
Classification
0
vs
86
Creative Writing
61
vs
77
Claude Opus 5
Gemini 3.1 Pro

Guidance

When to use Claude Opus 5 vs Gemini 3.1 Pro

Choose Claude Opus 5 when...

  • -You need strong reasoning (confidence 91 vs 84)
  • -You need strong code generation (confidence 72 vs 57)

Choose Gemini 3.1 Pro when...

  • -You need strong summarization (confidence 80 vs 65)
  • -You need strong creative writing (confidence 77 vs 61)
  • -You need strong extraction (confidence 75 vs 73)
  • -Cost matters: 60% cheaper on input tokens
  • -You need a larger context window (1.0M vs 1M)

At scale

Cost at scale

Estimated cost assuming a seventy percent input and thirty percent output token split.
Claude Opus 5
Gemini 3.1 Pro
100K tokens
$1.10
$0.50Cheaper
1M tokens
$11.00
$8.20Cheaper
10M tokens
$110.00
$82.00Cheaper

FAQ

When should I use Claude Opus 5 instead of Gemini 3.1 Pro?

Claude Opus 5 outperforms Gemini 3.1 Pro for Code Generation, Reasoning. It costs $5.00/$25.00 per million tokens (input/output).

Is Gemini 3.1 Pro cheaper than Claude Opus 5?

Yes. Gemini 3.1 Pro input costs $2.00/MTok vs $5.00/MTok for Claude Opus 5, saving 60% on input.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Opus 5 and Gemini 3.1 Pro?

Claude Opus 5 has a 1M token context window. Gemini 3.1 Pro has a 1.0M token context window.

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